Sheffield Brightside (UK Parliament constituency)




Coordinates: 53°24′32″N 1°26′38″W / 53.409°N 1.444°W / 53.409; -1.444




















Sheffield, Brightside
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map
Boundary of Sheffield, Brightside in South Yorkshire for the 2005 general election.


Outline map
Location of South Yorkshire within England.

County South Yorkshire

1885–2010
Replaced by Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Created from Sheffield

Sheffield, Brightside was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. Created for the 1885 general election, and replaced at the 2010 general election by the new constituency of Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, using the first-past-the-post voting system.


In its first fifty years, Brightside returned a variety of Liberal, Conservative and Labour MPs. However, from 1945 onwards, it became one of the Labour Party's safest seats in the United Kingdom. It was represented by David Blunkett from 1987 until its abolition, he continued to hold the successor seat until he retired in 2015, becoming the seat's longest serving MP.




Contents






  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 History


  • 3 Members of Parliament


  • 4 Elections


    • 4.1 Elections in the 1880s


    • 4.2 Elections in the 1890s


    • 4.3 Elections in the 1900s


    • 4.4 Elections in the 1910s


    • 4.5 Elections in the 1920s


    • 4.6 Elections in the 1930s


    • 4.7 Elections in the 1940s


    • 4.8 Elections in the 1950s


    • 4.9 Elections in the 1960s


    • 4.10 Elections in the 1970s


    • 4.11 Elections in the 1980s


    • 4.12 Elections in the 1990s


    • 4.13 Elections in the 2000s




  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 Sources





Boundaries


1885-1918: The Municipal Borough of Sheffield ward of Brightside.


1918-1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Brightside and Burngreave.


1950-1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Brightside, Firth Park, Nether Shire, and Southey Green.


1983-2010: The City of Sheffield wards of Brightside, Firth Park, Nether Shire, Owlerton, and Southey Green.


Sheffield Brightside covered the north of the city. It bordered the constituencies of Rotherham, Sheffield Central, Sheffield Heeley and Sheffield Hillsborough.


Following their review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Sheffield Brightside should gain all of Burngreave and Hillsborough wards, with Walkley moving to Sheffield Central, and that the constituency be renamed Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough.



History


Sheffield Brightside was created in 1885 when the former Sheffield constituency was split into five constituencies.



Members of Parliament




















































































Election Member Party


1885

A. J. Mundella

Liberal


1897 by-election

Fred Maddison

Liberal


1900

James Hope

Conservative


1906

Tudor Walters

Liberal


1922

Arthur Ponsonby

Labour


1930 by-election

Fred Marshall

Labour


1931

Hamer Russell

Conservative


1935

Fred Marshall

Labour


1950

Richard Winterbottom

Labour


1968 by-election

Edward Griffiths

Labour


Oct 1974

Joan Maynard

Labour


1987

David Blunkett

Labour

2010

constituency abolished


Elections




% poll by year



Elections in the 1880s



A. J. Mundella 0001.jpg




















































General Election 1885: Sheffield Brightside[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

A. J. Mundella
4,616
57.7

N/A


Conservative

Edmund Fitzalan-Howard
3,382
42.3

N/A
Majority
1,234
15.4

N/A

Turnout
7,998
86.0

N/A

Registered electors
9,298




Liberal win (new seat)

Mundella was appointed President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.
























By-election, 9 Feb 1886: Sheffield Brightside[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

A. J. Mundella

Unopposed


Liberal hold



Lord E. Talbot























































General Election 1886: Sheffield Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

A. J. Mundella
4,280
55.7
−2.0


Conservative

Edmund Fitzalan-Howard
3,398
44.3
+2.0
Majority
882
11.4
−4.0

Turnout
7,678
82.6
−3.4

Registered electors
9,298




Liberal hold

Swing
−2.0



Elections in the 1890s




A.J. Mundella























































General Election 1892: Sheffield Brightside[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

A. J. Mundella
4,938
57.4
+1.7


Conservative

Bargrave Deane[2]
3,661
42.6
−1.7
Majority
1,277
14.8
+3.4

Turnout
8,599
82.7
+0.1

Registered electors
10,400




Liberal hold

Swing
+1.7


Mundella was appointed President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.
























By-election, 23 Aug 1892: Sheffield Brightside[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

A. J. Mundella

Unopposed


Liberal hold























General Election 1895: Sheffield Brightside[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

A. J. Mundella

Unopposed


Liberal hold

Mundella's death caused a by-election.




F. Maddison























































Sheffield Brightside by-election, 1897[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Lib-Lab

Frederick Maddison
4,289
51.1

N/A


Conservative

James Hope
4,106
48.9

N/A
Majority
183
2.2

N/A

Turnout
8,395
74.3

N/A

Registered electors
11,301




Lib-Lab hold

Swing

N/A



Elections in the 1900s























































General Election 1900: Sheffield Brightside[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

James Hope
4,992
55.3

N/A


Lib-Lab

Frederick Maddison
4,028
44.7

N/A
Majority
964
10.6

N/A

Turnout
9,020
77.1

N/A

Registered electors
11,700




Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing

N/A























































General Election 1906: Sheffield Brightside[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Tudor Walters
5,409
55.1
+10.4


Conservative

James Hope
4,408
44.9
−10.4
Majority
1,001
10.2

N/A

Turnout
9,817
81.1
+4.0

Registered electors
12,108




Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing
+10.4



Elections in the 1910s




Walters































































General Election January 1910: Sheffield Brightside[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Tudor Walters
6,156
56.6
+1.5


Conservative

Douglas Vickers
4,200
38.7
−6.2


Social Democratic Federation

Charles Lapworth
510
4.7

N/A
Majority
1,956
17.9
+7.7

Turnout
10,866
86.5
+5.4

Registered electors
12,564




Liberal hold

Swing
+3.9























































General Election December 1910: Sheffield Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Tudor Walters
5,766
59.6
+3.0


Conservative

Douglas Vickers
3,906
40.4
+1.7
Majority
1,864
19.2
+1.3

Turnout
9,672
77.0
−9.5

Registered electors
12,564




Liberal hold

Swing
+0.7


















































General Election 1918
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±

C

Liberal

Tudor Walters
12,164
64.2
+4.6


Labour
Richard Edward Jones
6,781
35.8

N/A
Majority
5,383
28.4
+9.2

Turnout
18,945
52.0
−25.0


Liberal hold

Swing

N/A


C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.


Elections in the 1920s




Arthur Ponsonby

















































General Election 1922: Sheffield Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Arthur Ponsonby
16,692
60.4



National Liberal

Tudor Walters
10,949
39.6

Majority
5,743
20.8


Turnout

75.0



Labour gain from National Liberal

Swing


























































General Election 1923: Sheffield Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Arthur Ponsonby
14,741
53.0
-7.4


Unionist
Matthew Sheppard
9,408
33.8
n/a


Liberal
Thomas Illingworth Clough
3,684
13.2
n/a
Majority
5,333
19.2
-1.6

Turnout

73.0
-2.0


Labour hold

Swing
n/a

















































General Election 1924: Sheffield Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Arthur Ponsonby
17,053
55.4



Unionist
Matthew Sheppard
13,708
44.6

Majority
3,345
10.8


Turnout

78.9



Labour hold

Swing


























































General Election 1929: Sheffield Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Arthur Ponsonby
20,277
55.2
-0.2


Unionist
R.I. Money
9,828
26.8
-17.8


Liberal

William Lambert
6,621
18.0
n/a
Majority
10,449
28.4
+17.6

Turnout

77.3
-1.6


Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 1930s

































































Sheffield Brightside by-election, 1930
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Fred Marshall
11,543
46.3



Conservative

Hamer Field Russell
8,612
34.6



Liberal

William Lambert
3,650
14.7



Communist

J. T. Murphy
1,084
4.4

Majority
2,931
11.7


Turnout





Labour hold

Swing


































































General Election 1931: Sheffield, Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Hamer Field Russell
20,270
53.1



Labour

Fred Marshall
15,528
40.6



Communist

J. T. Murphy
1,571
4.1



New Party
E. C. Snelgrove
847
2.2

Majority
4,742
12.5


Turnout

79.6



Conservative gain from Labour

Swing


















































General Election 1935: Sheffield, Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Fred Marshall
18,985
58.5
+17.9


Conservative

Hamer Field Russell
13,467
41.5
−11.6
Majority
5,518
17.0
+4.5

Turnout

68.7
+6.8


Labour gain from Conservative

Swing




Elections in the 1940s

























































General Election 1945: Sheffield, Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Fred Marshall
19,373
61.2
+2.7


Conservative
Brian Taylor
8,177
25.8
−15.7


Communist
Howard Hill
4,115
13.0

N/A
Majority
11,196
35.4
+18.4

Turnout

75.5
+6.8


Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 1950s

























































General Election 1950: Sheffield, Brightside[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Richard Winterbottom
32,542
69.6



Conservative and National Liberal
H. S. V. Smith
13,136
28.1



Communist
Howard Hill
1,081
2.3
-11.7
Majority
19,406
41.5


Turnout

84.6



Labour hold

Swing


























































General Election 1951: Sheffield, Brightside[4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Richard Winterbottom
31,519
69.9
+0.3


Conservative and National Liberal
Alfred L Wood
12,433
27.6
−0.5


Communist
Howard Hill
1,116
2.5
+0.2
Majority
19,086
42.4
+0.9

Turnout

81.4
−3.2


Labour hold

Swing


























































General Election 1955: Sheffield, Brightside[5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Richard Winterbottom
27,643
66.9
−3.0


Conservative and National Liberal
Edward W Flynn
12,239
29.6
+2.0


Communist
Howard Hill
1,461
3.5
+1.0
Majority
15,404
37.3
−5.1

Turnout

71.1
−10.3


Labour hold

Swing


























































General Election 1959: Sheffield, Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Richard Winterbottom
28,302
67.5
+0.6


Conservative
Hugo Clifford Holmes
12,269
29.3
−0.3


Communist
Howard Hill
1,373
3.3
−0.2
Majority
16,033
38.2
+0.9

Turnout

73.5
+2.4


Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 1960s

























































General Election 1964: Sheffield, Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Richard Winterbottom
27,317
70.7
+3.2


Conservative
Alexander Leitch
9,963
25.8
−3.5


Communist
Howard Hill
1,356
3.5
+0.2
Majority
17,354
44.9
+6.7

Turnout

70.3
−3.2


Labour hold

Swing


























































General Election 1966: Sheffield, Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Richard Winterbottom
26,653
75.9
+5.2


Conservative
Raymond Whitley Hadfield
7,476
21.3
−4.5


Communist
Howard Hill
989
2.8
−0.7
Majority
19,177
54.6
+9.7

Turnout

66.2
−4.1


Labour hold

Swing










































































Sheffield Brightside by-election, 1968
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Edward Griffiths
14,179
55.2
-20.7


Conservative

Colin Renfrew
8,931
34.8
+13.5


Communist
Robert Wilkinson
1,069
4.1
+1.3


Independent
Ronald Guest
918
3.6
N/A


Independent
H. L. Lambert
586
2.3
N/A
Majority
5,248
20.4
-34.2

Turnout
25,683




Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 1970s

























































General Election 1970: Sheffield, Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Edward Griffiths
23,941
72.2
−3.7


Conservative

Tony Newton
8,572
25.8
+4.5


Communist
Gordon Ashberry
665
2.0
−0.8
Majority
15,369
46.3
−8.3

Turnout

62.0
−4.2


Labour hold

Swing


































































General Election February 1974: Sheffield, Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Edward Griffiths
27,363
68.4
−3.8


Conservative
John Smith
6,796
17.0
−8.8


Liberal
Thomas Blades
5,347
13.4

N/A


Communist
Violet Gill
513
1.3
−0.7
Majority
20,567
51.4
+5.1

Turnout

74.5
+12.5


Labour hold

Swing


































































General Election October 1974: Sheffield, Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Joan Maynard
18,108
49.7
−18.7


Independent Labour

Edward Griffiths
10,182
27.9

N/A


Conservative
Roy Walker
4,905
13.5
- 3.5


Liberal
Thomas Blades
3,271
9.0
−4.4
Majority
7,926
21.7
−29.7

Turnout

67.4
−7.1


Labour hold

Swing


































































General Election 1979: Sheffield, Brightside
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Joan Maynard
25,672
68.5
+18.8


Conservative
Betty Knightly
7,979
21.2
+7.7


Liberal
Malcolm Johnson
3,482
9.3
+0.3


National Front
K. T. Brack
354
0.9

N/A
Majority
17,693
47.2
+25.5

Turnout

68.8
+1.4


Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 1980s

































































General Election 1983: Sheffield, Brightside[6]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Joan Maynard
25,531
58.0
−10.5


Liberal
Francis Butler
10,322
23.4
+14.1


Conservative
David Grayson
7,888
17.9
−3.3


National Front
P. A. Spinks
286
0.7
−0.2
Majority
15,209
34.5
−14.7

Turnout

65.5
−3.3


Labour hold

Swing





David Blunkett

























































General Election 1987: Sheffield, Brightside[7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

David Blunkett
31,208
69.9
+11.9


Conservative
Mary Glyn
7,017
15.7
−2.2


Liberal
John Leeman
6,434
14.4
−9.0
Majority
24,191
54.2
+19.7

Turnout
44,659
68.7
+3.2


Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 1990s




Tim Loughton

































































General Election 1992: Sheffield, Brightside[8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

David Blunkett
29,771
70.4
+0.5


Conservative

Tim Loughton
7,090
16.8
+1.1


Liberal Democrat

Richard Franklin
5,273
12.5
−1.9


International Communist
David Hyland
150
0.4

N/A
Majority
22,681
53.7
−0.5

Turnout
42,224
66.3
−2.4


Labour hold

Swing


















































































General Election 1997: Sheffield, Brightside[9]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

David Blunkett
24,901
73.5
+3.1


Liberal Democrat
Francis Butler
4,947
14.6
+2.1


Conservative
Christopher Buckwell
2,850
8.4
−8.4


Referendum
Brian Farnsworth
624
1.8

N/A


Socialist Labour
Paul Davidson
482
1.4

N/A


Natural Law
Richard Scott
61
0.2

N/A
Majority
19,954
58.9


Turnout
33,865
57.5



Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 2000s

















































































General Election 2001: Sheffield, Brightside[10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

David Blunkett
19,650
76.9
+3.4


Conservative
Matthew Wilson
2,601
10.2
+1.8


Liberal Democrat
Alison Firth
2,238
8.8
−5.8


Socialist Alliance
Brian Wilson
361
1.4

N/A


Socialist Labour
Robert Morris
354
1.4

N/A


UKIP
Anthony Suter
348
1.4

N/A
Majority
17,049
66.7


Turnout
25,552
47.2
−10.3


Labour hold

Swing










































































General Election 2005: Sheffield, Brightside[11]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

David Blunkett
16,876
68.5
−8.4


Liberal Democrat
Jonathan Harston
3,232
13.1
+4.3


Conservative
Tim Clark
2,205
9.0
−1.2


BNP
Christopher Hartigan
1,537
6.2

N/A


UKIP
Judith Clarke
779
3.2
+1.8
Majority
13,644
55.4


Turnout
24,629
48.5
+1.3


Labour hold

Swing
−6.4



See also


  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire


References





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  11. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.




Sources




  • Sheffield Brightside BBC News, Election 2005


  • Sheffield Brightside BBC News, Vote 2001


  • Election history - Sheffield Brightside The Guardian

  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)


  • Political Science Resources Election results from 1951 to present


  • F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949


  • F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 - 1970


  • Sheffield General Election Results 1945 - 2001[permanent dead link], Sheffield City Council










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